Cover clip



N. RliTER 2,266,266

COVER CLIP 1 Filed April 1'7, 1940 INVENTOR, Nfl 7714 R/ rrm:

' UNITED STAT Patented Dec. 16, 1941 E's PATENT OFFICE.

v COVER om- Nathan Bitter, Astoria, Long Island, N. Y. Application April 17, 1940, Serial No. 330,001

6 Claims.

-cient working qualities for a relatively long period of time.

Heretofore carriage clips of the type referred to have been used chiefly, in pairs as separate members, the clips of which have not been fully satisfactory, as for the reason that one or both ofthe members, owing to reduced dimensions, as compared with the present device, might readily have been misplaced or lost; and separate clips, moreover, have failed to give beneficial functions,

. such as those which are now disclosed in connec-:

. tion with the present clip.

The instant clip includes a pair of clamps,

while still a one-piece structure, in conformity with another object of the invention.

Former clips have been constructed with springing capabilities, as for gripping carriage rails or wall margins, together with a robe or cover, and yet another object of this invention is the provision of a connecting rod, with-springing qualities, in the structure of one;piece. for- Jnation.

, Functions of the connecting springrod, with .its end clamps, which are capable of gripping robes of various thickness, are herein disclosed .in detail, and yet another object of this inven- .tion has reference to structural features which have in themselves decorative aspects, and which also present attractive surfaces of considerable extent for receiving decorative finishing, with ornamental coloring.

. When constructed of material of the Celluloid type, the present clip ispossessed of the desired resiliency. The medial rod is contractile for the purpose of afterwards pressing portions of the clamps or loops into position on the margins of a cover, the latter being passed over the carriage side rails. In the working position, the rod therefore automatically urges outwardly to aid the endclamps in their gripping functionasaid rod also serves as retaining or control means, as against being blown by the wind, or against. accidental displacement, for the central part of the cover; the rod enables the device to fit carriages of different width, and these latter functions are secured in accordance with yet additional objects of this invention.

., .With the above indicated objects and advantages in View, as well as others which willhereinafter appear, the invention resides in a certain novel'construction, function and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are herein clearly described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which;

Fig. 1 is a view'in perspective of a conventional baby carriage, on a small scale, for convenience of this disclosure, on the top walls of which an embodiment ofthe present improved clip is mounted;-

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, diagrammatic side'view of said clip; 7

v j Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of a clip in different working positions, on a wall and rail portion of a carriage, the latter being shown sectionally;

Fig. 6 is a side View on a reduced scale; of a modified form of carriage clip; 4

Fig. 7 is a side view of a clip with other modified features;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a top plan view, partly sectional, of

i the structure shown in Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a clip, in which 7 other modified features are incorporated.

Adapted for use with a conveyance of any standard type, such as a carriage H], as shown in the drawing, by way of example, the instant clip includes a pair of end clamps or loop por- .the preferred embodiment, integrally extend rod portions 16, which gradually incline upwardly,

at'a' selected or predetermined angle, to an uppermost or crown portion H, but the angles of these parts It may be arranged according to re- ;quirements, although I prefer to illustrate an instance inwhich a crown part 11 is spaced from and disposed adjacent to a robe or cover l8 tl 1ereat, the latter being also slightly raised centrally, as usually found in practice.

The material of the clip is uniform, as to depth and width, throughout itslength, and the cross sectional formation of therod I6, I! is such that, while sufficiently strong, it is highly, resilient, or bendable in a more pronounced manner'than illustrated in the drawing. Owing to the under an intermediate less pronounced transverse top curvature 22, the resilience of the rod, for ver..

tical or upward and downward springing movement, is suflicient, while said rod is practically rigid against lateral movement of its parts. Other cross sectional forms may be used, and a rod I6-II may be of straight formation.

The carriage II) illustrated, as in standard carriages, includes top side rails 23, 24, and on a sectional showing of a rail 23, Fig. 5, is shown,"

in full lines, a clip portion in working or attached position.

clamp having two substantially like sections, each The clamps I I, I2 may be placed in position on the rails 23, 24 simultaneously, or,one aftenane other. normal position in Fig. 2, and in the same position, in dash lines, in Fig. 5. On placing the end clamps II, I2 on'the rails 23, '24, the rod I6, I! is eambered, as shown in full lines (Fig. 5) above said normal or dash line showing. Said rod is therefore longitudinally contracted, or urged inwardly from its opposite ends. Therefore, there is a constant pressure urging outwardly, at the jaws I5, to press said jaws, with the cover I8 thereat against the inner faces of the carriage walls I0, below the top rails thereof.

ward bend may be provided.

The particular carriage rail and Wall structure, together with clamp II, I2, shown in Fig. 5, is a specific working instance, but others may be arranged. In this case, a medial portion of the leg I2 engages a partof a margin 25 of the cover I8, against a lower part or edge of a rail 23, while a jaw I4 engages another part of said margin at the wall I0. Other positions of approximately this type occur in practice, with the new arrangement, and it may be seen that when a curvature ll is raised or made more pronounceda jaw I4 may press a margin portion 25 closely against a wall II), but in all cases the gripping action is reliable. 6 7

In order to emplace or remove a cover clip, top

portions 26 of clamps may be manually grasped,

but a preferred manner of attachment and removal, involving care of equipment, including a cover I8, is by manipulation of a terminal I3.

In Fig. 5 are shown two positions of such terminal, and on opening a clamp leg I2 to the dash line position, said clamp may be conveniently removed, without danger of injuring parts such as the robe I8. I 1

' When not in use, or when not holding a cover I8, a clip IIII may be suspended on any support, a loop 26 being used for this purpose, and in Fig. 3 is shown certain ornamentation, which is also of one type, as selected from many others.

Since the letters shown in said Fig. 3 form an appropriate Word, reference characters'are not applied thereto, and the same is to be said of the representation of flowers shown.

The constructional material" is suitable for being manufactured indifferent or preferred hues,

the characters shown (Fig. 3) being different in color from the ground or surface 22, and as an under surface I9 may retain its inherent color,

the latter, with that of the surface 22 may form ,left hand member I6. In the socket -30 is a bore or opening 3|, into Which-an end 32 of the right The camber of the rod I6, I'Iis shown in V an offset or-practically horizontal member 4 I. seen in Fig. 9, the lowermost barrel structure, at

section having an upright barrel member 40 and As its part 4I is frictionally fast on the end part of the rod I6, and both upright portions 40 have sliding movement on a leg II, when fastening means, in the form of a screw is loosened.

The screw 42, just mentioned, has its shank freely turnable in an aperture '44 (Fig. :8) of ear 45 of one section 40, 41 of theclamp, and the threadedend of saidscrew is threadedly disposed in an aperture of an ear-46 ofthe other section 40, 4! of the metal clamp.

As for being first fitted toa particular carriage, the rod of Figs. 7-9 is placed with its clamps .40, 4| on suitable parts of legs *I I, after which this .arrangement need not be further adjusted. .The barrel clamp 40, M at the right hand .endzof the device of Fig. 7 is substantially similar to the metal clamping means on the left hand end.

The resilient clamp ofFig. 10, with its opposite leg parts II-I 3, is the same as similarly numbered parts already disclosed. In Fig. .10, as will be .clear to those skilled in the art, the barrel clamp members are also substantially similar to parts of the showing of Figs. 7-9. .Sections 5| of Fig. 10 grip "the end of a rod =5I 6, which may also be oambered, although shown straight, and the barrel sections 50 (answering the same purpose as thesections 40 grip the resilient clamp at its crown portion, as 26.

Variations other than those specified may be resorted to within the scope of the invention and parts of the improvements may be used without others.

I claim:

1. A cover clip of the class described comprising the combination of two-end clamps having .outer and inner legs, each clamp consisting of one piece ofmater'ial and the legs being resilient, a connecting rod disposed between said clamps,

-means mounted on the ends of said rod and having parts adjustably-engageable with portions of the inner-legs, and means for fixedly holding said parts in a selected position.

2. A device for holding a cover on a baby carriage comprising arod of resilient material having a medial portion for extending between the carriage walls, the cover being adapted to be disposed at margins'therecf over the topof said walls, and end clips carried by said'por-tion, eaoh clip including a pair of legs for gripping said margins on the respective walls, each pair of the legs having a relatively large connecting loop part, the loop parts being adapted to fit over thetop rail parts of said walls.

3. A device for holding margins of a cover of the bedding of a baby carriage on the side walls of the carriage, comprising a rod of resilient material including a central portion having'thereon said central portion, the inner legs of saidloops being continuous with said portion at bent connecting parts thereof, the iouterfree legs of the loops having attheir ends bent parts substantially like the inner bent parts, said parts of the respective legs being oppositely disposed and in adjoining relation whereby to grip the carriage walls together with said margins thereon, said loops having their bight portions relatively wide whereby to pass around the top Wall parts thereat.

4. A device for holding margins of a baby carriage cover of the class described on the side walls of the carriage, comprising a rod of resilient non-metallic material including a central portion having thereon substantially U-shaped end loops which are disposed at right angles to the longitudinal line of said central portion, the inner legs of said loops being continuous with said portion at bent parts thereof, said loops having relatively Wide bight portions, the outer free legs of the loops having at their ends bent parts substantially like the inner bent parts and opposite thereto, said parts of the respective loops being disposed in adjoining relation, and manipulating terminals extending from the bent parts of said free legs, said terminals having positions aligned with the ends of said central portion.

5. A device for holding margins of a cover of the bedding of a baby carriage on the side walls of the carriage, comprising a rod of non-metallic material including a central length having a medial combined portion and two substantially straight portions extending from the first portion, two substantially U-shaped loops having their inner legs continuous with said straight portions, said loops having relatively wide bight parts and extending in the direction of the convex side of said cambered portion in the plane thereof, there being relatively acute bent parts between the inner legs of said loops and said straight portions, said loop having at the ends of the free outer legs thereof bent parts substantially like the inner bent parts, and manipulating terminals extending from said outer bent parts, said terminals having portions aligned with the aforesaid straight portions of said central length.

6. A device for holding a cover of the bedding of a baby carriage on the walls of the carriage body, comprising a rod of non-metallic resilient material having a medial camber with two substantially straight portions extending therefrom, and two substantially U-shaped end loops extending from the ends of said portions in the direction of the convex side of the camber and in the plane thereof, said rod having two acute bends connecting the inner legs of the loops with said straight portions; the carriage cover being adapted to have opposite margins thereof folded upwardly against the inner sides of the walls thereat, said walls having top rails thereon; said bends being adapted to grippingly urge said margins against said inner sides, the camber with its straight portions being slightly longer than the inner transverse dimension of the carriage;

said loops having their bight parts relatively wide so as to freely fit around said rails, the loops having outer legs opposite the inner legs, and end bends on said outer legs opposite the inner bends, said outer bends being disposed in the gripping position on the outer sides of said walls and below said rails thereat.

NATHAN BITTER. 

